CL Moore

Women Sci Fi Writers: The Pulps vs the Social Pulpit

An observation recently made in online writing circles concerned the marked differences between female writers of the pulp era and the women who followed in their authorial footsteps. Just compare women who made their names prior to the 1960s like like C.L. Moore, Leigh Brackett, and even Flannery O'Connor to…
October 1, 20242 Comments
20th Century Crumbling

The 20th Century Is Over, Act Accordingly

Such is author JD Cowan's appraisal of Current Year science fiction and fantasy: The elephant in the room is that “Science Fiction” is modernist heresy in print form, which can only survive in a late 19th to late 20th century climate where Hard Science is purely material and not only…
September 4, 202412 Comments
Zoomer Science Fiction

Is Science Fiction Doomed After Generation X?

As the literary landscape shifts, we might be witnessing a significant transition in genre dominance. Science fiction, once a staple of speculative fiction, may be losing ground to fantasy, particularly among younger readers like Generation Z. The unique cultural and societal factors shaping Gen Z suggest that science fiction’s popularity…
September 3, 202418 Comments
Rosenhan Experiment

Revisiting the Rosenhan Hoax

In light of society's recent focus - one might even say hyper focus - on mental health issues, it's a good idea to take a closer look at the concept in question. What is healthy in a psychological sense? What's the difference between sanity and insanity. Where is the line…
February 20, 202416 Comments
The Matrix

The Matrix

Special Offer: All writing is persuasion. But knowing what approach works and when can be a challenge. Let best selling ghostwriter Joshua Lisec show you the best persuasive techniques to supercharge your writing. Check out his offer now. In this blog's retrospective film review series, we've covered the movie that's…
September 6, 20234 Comments
Silence & Starsong

Silence and Starsong

Volume 1 of the latest newpub genre fiction anthology magazine is here! The inaugural issue of Silence and Starsong Magazine contains stories in a variety of genres from science fiction and horror to fantasy and action/adventure. There are authors you already know and love as well as promising newcomers. All…
April 6, 2023
Fire for Effect

Fire for Effect

The latest Bayonet Books sci fi anthology is here ... Featuring a story by author Christopher DiNote Let the explosions begin! Humans have spread to the stars, taking their warlike nature with them. This anthology contains eighteen incredible tales. Heroic warriors wage intergalactic war against their unrelenting foe. Watch these…
February 3, 20234 Comments
Star Trek Insurrection

Star Trek: Insurrection

It's been quite a ride, but our Star Trek film franchise retrospective has finally arrived at the first post-Ground Zero Trek movie. After the crowd-pleasing tour de force of Star Trek: First Contact, fans were looking forward to the TNG crew's second solo feature. Expectations ran high. And why shouldn't…
January 27, 202310 Comments
First Contact Enterprise-E

Star Trek: First Contact

Our retrospective on the Star Trek film franchise left off on the installment that officially handed the keys to the Next Generation crew. Though a general audience pleaser upon release, Star Trek: Generations has since acquired a reputation as a mixed bag of good visuals marred by character mishandling and…
January 20, 202311 Comments
Star Trek_Generations

Star Trek: Generations

Way back in 1992, when pop culture was regaining its footing after the post-1980s hangover, I recall a friend telling me that another Star Trek movie was planned. It would feature the Original Series and Next Generation casts and be called Generations. To understand my reaction to that claim, you've…
January 10, 202311 Comments